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Subject: Re: How to create (non-destructively) a suspend-to-disk partition?

Author:
Kawah

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Date Posted: 08:51:50 11/09/00 Thu
In reply to: Ashot Bord 's message, "Re: How to create (non-destructively) a suspend-to-disk partition?" on 18:01:15 11/08/00 Wed

Ashot,

Thanks for the reply, I still have the error. Here is
what I have done so far.

0. I changed within setup to suspend to RAM. It did get
rid of the error msg when I boot up.

1. I created a partition (hidden, non-DOS) using Partition
Magic 4.0.

2. I booted up using the Power util. disk and ran
"0vmakfil -p 260". It came back with an error said
"Another partition present" (this is expected)

2. I booted up again using the Power Util. disk and ran
fdisk (large disk support = Y)
- option 4 (show status) showed the non-DOS partition.
- I deleted the non-Dos partition. at this point I have
287 M of free space before C. Fdisk did not show
the free space after the delete. But it did show
disk 1 is 95% full. Presumbly the other 5% is the
free space before.
- I quited out of fdisk, changed the year to 1999 and
type "0vmakfil -p260"
- Error came back said "Something Went Wrong"

3. I tried "0vmakfil -p132", same error.

4. Repeat 3 after changing within setup to suspend to
disk. Same error.

When I ran 0vmakfil -?, I noticed the copyright notice
was dated back to 1995, I wonder if I have a old version
(I bought my Vibrant LS Apr 1999)?

From your comment, it looks like you have done the same
thing I did (and succeeded). Did I miss a step? Surely
there must be a lot of people out there have added RAM
to their machine.

I also wonder if I could get more info from SystemSoft's
website, do you know what their website is?

BTW, I did get through to transmodesos. I did not find
any information describing my problem. It did mention
something about running 0vmakfil after adding RAM, and
the files in SystemSoft's website are old, though.

Once again, thanks for your help.

Kawah

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: How to create (non-destructively) a suspend-to-disk partition?	Ashot Bord	16:25:55 11/09/00 Thu
Re: How to create (non-destructively) a suspend-to-disk partition? -- Trent, 01:05:33 11/14/00 Tue